africa unit test vocab ch 1 and 2

Question 1

souq

Answer 1

an open-air marketplace

Question 2

monastery

Answer 2

where monks or nuns live, work and sleep

Question 3

multi-party system

Answer 3

two or more political parties in a single country

Question 4

lingua franca

Answer 4

a common language shared by different peoples

Question 5

erode

Answer 5

to slowly wear away

Question 6

census

Answer 6

a count of people in a country

Question 7

foreign debt

Answer 7

money owed to foreign countries

Question 8

harambee

Answer 8

Swahili word for “lets pull together” a campaign by President Kenayatta in 1963 after the country became independent

Question 9

migrant worker

Answer 9

a person who moves from place to place to find work

Question 10

nuclear family

Answer 10

a family that includes parents and children

Question 11

kinship

Answer 11

a family relationship

Question 12

culture

Answer 12

a people who share similar customs and beliefs

Question 13

lineage

Answer 13

a group of families with a common ancestor

Question 14

griot

Answer 14

an African storyteller

Question 15

cultural diffusion

Answer 15

movement of customs and ideas from one culture to another

Question 16

clan

Answer 16

group of lineages

Question 17

cultural diversity

Answer 17

wide variety of cultures

Question 18

extended family

Answer 18

a family that includes relatives other than parents and children

Question 19

plantation

Answer 19

large farm where cash crops are grown

Question 20

Name two of Africa’s major rivers

Answer 20

Nile, Congo, Zambezi and Niger

Question 21

cataracts

Answer 21

rock filled rapids

Question 22

What is the African country studied that is an island

Answer 22

Madagascar

Question 23

Africa’s highest peak

Answer 23

Mount Kilimanjaro

Question 24

desertification

Answer 24

the spread of the desert taking over other areas

Question 25

Savanna

Answer 25

area of tall grass and scattered trees

Question 26

nomad

Answer 26

people travel from place to place working

Question 27

subsistence farming

Answer 27

farmers who farm just to feed their families

Question 28

cash crop

Answer 28

farmers raise crops to sell

Question 29

economy

Answer 29

a system for producing, distributing, consuming and owning goods

Question 30

Why was Ghana called the gold coast

Answer 30

it was a leading exporter of African gold.

Question 31

diversity economy

Answer 31

producing a variety of crops and raw materials for trade

Question 32

fertile

Answer 32

land rich for planting

Question 33

domesticate plants

Answer 33

adapt them for their own use by throwing away weak seeds

Question 34

surplus

Answer 34

production of more food than needed by a community

Question 35

civilization

Answer 35

society with cities, government and social classes

Question 36

Who ruled ancient Egypt

Answer 36

kings and queens called pharaohs

Question 37

migrate

Answer 37

group of people who move out of one place looking for new land to farm.

Question 38

ethnic groups

Answer 38

groups that share language, religion, family ties and customs

Question 39

Quran

Answer 39

holy book of Islam

Question 40

pilgrimage

Answer 40

a religious journey

Question 41

city state

Answer 41

a city that has its own government and often controls surrounding land

Question 42

How did the city-states grow rich

Answer 42

putting huge taxes on traders

Question 43

nationalism

Answer 43

pride in being African

Question 44

Pan-Africanism

Answer 44

movement stressing unity and cooperation

Question 45

commercial farming

Answer 45

large-scale production of cash crops like coffee, cocoa and bananas

Question 46

Main Challenge to economy

Answer 46

countries specialized in the production of just one or two products

Question 47

What are two social service areas that Africa is starting to work on to help their people

Answer 47

health (life expectancy) and education (literacy)